Carvalhal (Abrantes)
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Carvalhal is a Portuguese
parish, located in Abrantes Municipality, in Santarém District. The parish has a population of 1,006 inhabitants and a total area of 17.45 km² (6.74 mi²).
Once, the parish population was composed by a large number of woodcutters, due to its location in a densely forest
ed area. However, since the 1980s, the economic importance of the forest has been declining. The zone is usually affected by several wildfire
s during the summer.
Portugal
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parish, located in Abrantes Municipality, in Santarém District. The parish has a population of 1,006 inhabitants and a total area of 17.45 km² (6.74 mi²).
Once, the parish population was composed by a large number of woodcutters, due to its location in a densely forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
ed area. However, since the 1980s, the economic importance of the forest has been declining. The zone is usually affected by several wildfire
Wildfire
A wildfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area. Other names such as brush fire, bushfire, forest fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, squirrel fire, vegetation fire, veldfire, and wilkjjofire may be used to describe the same...
s during the summer.